Sam Coomes and ‎Janet Weiss‎ of Quasi, courtesy. This week we bring you alt-rock from Quasi (Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney and Sam Coomes) and Slow Fiction, electronica from il:lo, “landlocked surf rock” from Colony House, chillwave from Rob Kovacs, acoustic goodness from Annabelle Freedman and African desert blues from…

RIFF photographers’ best work in 2020 included these shots of Poppy, Seventeen, The Struts, Colony House, Little Image, KISS, Injury Reserve, Suzi Analogue, Elbow, Tones & I, Thundercat, Thrice, Tove Lo, George Clinton and Ramblin’ Jack Elliot. In this abbreviated year of concerts, we asked our photographers to provide…

Colony House performs at August Hall in San Francisco on Feb. 29, 2020. Steve Carlson/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO – Indie rockers Colony House returned to the Bay Area with hopeful hearts and eyes set toward the future in a rollicking performance at August Hall on Saturday night. The Nashville-based quartet…

Switchfoot performs at The Warfield in San Francisco on April 7, 2019. Click the photo for a slideshow. SAN FRANCISCO — San Diego alt-rock band Switchfoot, which released its 11th album, Native Tongue, last fall, brought its tour to The Warfield Sunday night. Switchfoot is marking its 20th year together,…